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gptkbp:instanceOf
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legal case
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:American_Bar_Association_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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June 19, 1910
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:controversy
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Resignation under pressure
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gptkbp:died
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April 5, 1982
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Yale_Law_School
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gptkbp:fellowship
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Justice Abe Fortas
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:William_Brennan
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Frank_Murphy
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gptkbp:influenceOn
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Judicial activism
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Warren_Court
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gptkbp:issuedBy
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gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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gptkbp:judges
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Liberalism
Due process rights
August 1965
Expanded judicial review powers
May 14, 1969
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gptkbp:legacy
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Advocate for individual rights
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gptkbp:legalStatus
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Partner_at_Arnold_&_Porter
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Strengthened First Amendment protections.
Advocated for the right to counsel
Expanded rights of the accused
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Tinker_v._Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District
gptkb:Gideon_v._Wainwright
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
Civil liberties jurisprudence
Legal_advisor_to_President_Johnson
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
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gptkbp:notableWork
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The Fortas Report
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Arthur_Goldberg
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gptkbp:profession
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Lawyer
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gptkbp:publications
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The_Supreme_Court_and_the_American_Future
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:Chairman_of_the_President's_Commission_on_the_Assassination_of_President_Kennedy
Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:spouse
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Carolyn_Fortas
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Harry_Blackmun
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